Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 5.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 5.2% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.9% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea peaked at 11.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
That places Papua New Guinea 25th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.6% | — |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -79.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +244.4% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 2.1% | 9.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea was 5.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release